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Error making EXT3 filesystem on the USB device
Like every 6 monthes, I wanted to back up a share on an external drive and followed my usual procedure: plug a USB drive on my NVX, format the drive (EXT3) and launch the job.
Surprisingly, the NVX refused to format the drive, here is what I got in the system.log:
As you can see, it was possible to format the drive with FAT32, but not with EXT3. The NVX runs latest radiator: 4.2.24
I tried at home with my Ultra2+ (raidator 4.2.23), and I could format the drive in EXT3 (and the NVX is now doing the backup job).
Last time I tried, and succeded, to format the USB drive on the NVX, it was still running raidator 4.2.22
Is it a known issue (I couldn't find anything on the forum!)?
p
Surprisingly, the NVX refused to format the drive, here is what I got in the system.log:
Jul 26 12:10:25 BU-2TbRaid exportfs[15263]: /etc/exports [2]: Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export "*:/USB_HDD_2". Assuming default behaviour ('no_subtree_check'). NOTE: this default has changed since nfs-utils version 1.0.x
Jul 26 12:10:25 BU-2TbRaid exportfs[15263]: /proc/fs/nfs/exports:1: unknown keyword "test-client-(rw"
Jul 26 12:11:53 BU-2TbRaid RAIDiator: Error making EXT3 filesystem on the USB device. [USB_HDD_2]
Jul 26 12:12:58 BU-2TbRaid RAIDiator: Successfully created FAT32 file system on the USB device. [USB_HDD_2]
As you can see, it was possible to format the drive with FAT32, but not with EXT3. The NVX runs latest radiator: 4.2.24
I tried at home with my Ultra2+ (raidator 4.2.23), and I could format the drive in EXT3 (and the NVX is now doing the backup job).
Last time I tried, and succeded, to format the USB drive on the NVX, it was still running raidator 4.2.22
Is it a known issue (I couldn't find anything on the forum!)?
p
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- Arghh - no luck !
Even did a reboot and try to EXT and tried again the commands and EXT again with no luck.... This is not my night I guess ... mdgm wrote: Remember that you don't type the # when entering those commands. You should get output.
Aha...
Back to work ! :P- I get output on the commands but Error in making the EXT (same as the last times), thats both EXT3 and 4. I try making the FAT and that is a success. I have tried a reboot after installing the commands. Guess thats it ?
I am on RAIDiator 4.2.24 - I know there is a beta but not sure if that is what I want...
# Ohhh....why why # - That's strange because it worked for me
- I was so sure for it to work - it seems like I done everything right so yes that is strange.
Thanks again for the effort guys, I am sure it will be a fix in the near future ! Have a good night, well its night here in Norway! - I have checked and I was on 4.2.23 when I had the problem and fixed it with the 2 x commands. I am now on 4.2.24 and have just checked that I can still do an ext4 format - I can. The only thing I can think of is that the commands only work if you are on 4.2.23? mdgm may know more.
- 4.2.25 should be released soon and include the fix so maybe wait and try that.
- I am currently working with a NVX and having issue formatting an external disk for backup. Everything I have read seems to indicate that firmware 4.2.24 or later should have resolved that issue, but I am running 4.2.27 and can't format an external disk as ext3 or ext4. When I run a format command from the CLI I get the following:
NAS:~# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdd1
mke2fs 1.42.12 (29-Aug-2014)
/dev/sdd1 contains a vfat file system
Proceed anyway? (y,n) y
Creating filesystem with 79083970 4k blocks and 4943872 inodes
Filesystem UUID: 5fdedf9b-460b-4615-959d-509742835889
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208,
4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616, 78675968
Allocating group tables: Floating point exception
NAS:~#
Any ideas on how to resolve this error? I have tried the apt-get commands listed earlier in this thread, but they tell me I am already running the latest version. - Did you try formatting it using the GUI?
Have you connect the disk up to a PC and checked the health of the drive? - Yes, I tried from the GUI and the only format that works is FAT32. I then went to the CLI so I could see what the actual error was. As a work around I hooked the disk up to an Ubuntu box and formatted it ext4 on that system. It formatted with no errors and when I moved it back to the ReadyNAS it worked fine. I'm going to try with some other USB drives just to see if the issue was with the chipset in the enclosure I was using, but the same drive worked without issue on my NV+ for years.
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